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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Jackson, GA · February 16, 1989

Date
February 16, 1989 · 17:55 local
Place
Jackson, GA
Airport
Seven Lakes Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4126Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89FA088
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control and entered a spin while performing acrobatics at a low altitude. Failed to recover from the spin.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND ENTERED A SPIN WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT A LOW ALTITUDE. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.